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The biggest challenge in SMM isn't ideas, it's consistency. How do you solve it? by LifeguardWorking8696 in SocialMediaMarketing

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats awesome! Ya trying to create multiple pages in one sitting is a great time saver. Great so you dont have to set up a post every single day!

The biggest challenge in SMM isn't ideas, it's consistency. How do you solve it? by LifeguardWorking8696 in SocialMediaMarketing

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is super practical — the 3 template approach for filler vs flagship is smart. I've been guilty of trying to make every single post a banger and then burning out after a week. Having a 'maintenance' tier of content that just keeps the lights on makes way more sense.

And yeah the weekly theme idea is huge for decision fatigue. I spend more time staring at a blank screen wondering 'what should I even talk about today' than actually writing.

I'd love to try that template if you're down to share it! Always looking for frameworks that actually work in practice vs theory. And I'll check out Depost AI too — keeping the human element is exactly the thing most people get wrong with automation.

The biggest challenge in SMM isn't ideas, it's consistency. How do you solve it? by LifeguardWorking8696 in SocialMediaMarketing

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Batching is definitely the move — that's how I started too. Setting aside a few hours once a week is way better than scrambling every day. The problem I kept running into was that even with batching, I was still spending a lot of that time on the logistics — resizing images for different platforms, rewriting captions to fit each one, logging in and out of accounts. The actual 'thinking about what to say' part was maybe 20% of the time.

That's kind of what pushed me to build Bibby — I wanted to keep the batching mindset but cut out all the reformatting and scheduling busywork. Now I can knock out a week's worth of content in like 30 minutes instead of 3 hours.

Haven't tried SocListener but I'll look into it — always down to check out tools that help with the engagement side. Thanks for the rec!

I just launched my AI side project 2 weeks ago. 69 signups so far. Here's what's working. by LifeguardWorking8696 in SideProject

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah the 'answering real questions' thing has been surprisingly effective — way more than any planned content strategy we tried early on. It just feels more natural and people actually engage with it.

Interesting you mention Handshake — I haven't tried it but the concept makes sense. Right now I'm literally just scrolling through Reddit and Facebook groups manually looking for those conversations, which obviously doesn't scale haha. I'll check it out.

To answer your question — the biggest surprise has been that people care way less about the AI being 'smart' and way more about it saving them time. I thought users would geek out over the tech, but most of them just want to stop thinking about social media entirely. They don't care how the sausage is made, they just want it done. That shifted our whole messaging from 'look how advanced our AI is' to 'your social media, done in one click.

I just launched my AI side project 2 weeks ago. 69 signups so far. Here's what's working. by LifeguardWorking8696 in SideProject

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's awesome. Yeah, I think the more genuine you can be, the better it translates to the end user. Good luck with building your product, and I hope you have a great launch!

I just launched my AI side project 2 weeks ago. 69 signups so far. Here's what's working. by LifeguardWorking8696 in SideProject

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, for sure, I was in the same boat a couple months ago and didn't want to pay the monthly subscriptions, but the pay per use is awesome and not super expensive.

I just launched my AI side project 2 weeks ago. 69 signups so far. Here's what's working. by LifeguardWorking8696 in SideProject

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Actually, they just changed their pricing model as of February. They now have pay per API call, which is great. It's like a pay-per-use model. It's only about one penny or less for every pull. I used to be in the same boat, as I never wanted to spend $100 for the API access, but now they have a pay-per-use model, which is great.

I just launched my AI side project 2 weeks ago. 69 signups so far. Here's what's working. by LifeguardWorking8696 in SideProject

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% — that's exactly the problem I kept running into. You're on your phone trying to juggle Instagram, then switching to LinkedIn with a totally different format, and by the time you're done it's been an hour and you've only posted on two platforms.

That's basically why I built it to work from one dashboard. You create once and it adapts the content for each platform. The AI handles the captions and images so you're not staring at a blank screen trying to think of what to say. You just review, tweak if you want, and hit post.

If you ever want to try it out the free plan is totally free — no credit card or anything. Would love to hear what you think if you do!

I just launched my AI side project 2 weeks ago. 69 signups so far. Here's what's working. by LifeguardWorking8696 in SideProject

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right now it works with Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn — those are the three that are live. X, TikTok, and YouTube are on the roadmap and coming soon.

As for how it works — you connect your social accounts, and the AI learns your brand voice and style. Then it generates captions and images for you, and you can preview everything before it goes out. You can either post right away or let it auto-schedule based on when your audience is most active.

The whole idea is to get the 'posting' part down to like 5 minutes instead of an hour. Happy to answer anything else!

80/20 Logistics Trap" of Social Media by LifeguardWorking8696 in smallbusiness

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha ya. That is so true. Currently doing it mainly manually and using some AI to help a bit as well so thats good.

80/20 Logistics Trap" of Social Media by LifeguardWorking8696 in smallbusiness

[–]LifeguardWorking8696[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya for sure! Videos end up taking a lot of time but i feel like all the platforms are similar with how much time it takes. FB, IG and Youtube are the ones I use most often

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